| Peekay aka P.K. | |
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| Directed by | Rajkumar Hirani |
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| Screenplay by | Rajkumar Hirani |
| Story by | Rajkumar Hirani |
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| Music by | Ram Sampath |
| Distributed by | Aamir Khan Productions |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million) |
P.K. (also spelled Peekay) is an upcoming 2014 political satire directed by Rajkumar Hirani,[1] with Junaid Khan co-directing.[2] The film is slated to be released on 6th June, 2014.[3][4]
Director Hirani has stated that the film will be a satire about "God and godmen".[5]
Hirani cast Sushant Singh Rajput after Kai Po Che director Abhishek Kapoor showed him Rajput's rushes.[6][7] Veteran actor Sanjay Dutt was also cast in the film, with an unnamed source saying that Dutt would be performing a pivotal role.[8] Anushka Sharma, Ram Sethi, and Aamir Khan were all confirmed to be performing in the film, with Khan stated to be portraying lead character P.K.[9][10][11] Arshad Warsi was briefly rumoured to be involved with the film, which he later denied, stating that while he had been offered a role in the film, he had turned it down due to scheduling issues.[12] Rumours also stated that Hirani had approached Imran Khan, which Hirani also denied.[13]
Co-director Khan began looking for shooting locations in July 2012.[14] Second unit filming was set to begin in late 2012,[15] which was stalled after the rumoured departure of three department heads for the film and bad weather stalling initial shoots.[16][17] Hirani denied rumours that the film would be delayed, stating that principal filming had always been intended to begin in mid-January 2013 in Delhi and Rajasthan in order to "capture the winter of Delhi".[18][19] Shooting officially began on February 1, 2013,[20] with the filming[21] scheduled to occur over a 45-day period.[22] Some of the scenes were recorded in the famous historical city of Bruges, Belgium, from June 10 to June 19, 2013.A 26-day schedule in of shooting of P.K started in national capital Delhi from September 27,2013.[23][24][25]
